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Electro-acupuncture improves chemo-associated insomnia – Journal of Chinese Medicine, June 2023

by Heaton Acupuncture | Nov 23, 2023 | Chemotherapy, Electro-Acupuncture, Insomnia

Electro-acupuncture (EA) can improve chemotherapy-associated insomnia in breast cancer patients as well as helping reduce their use of sleep medication. In the study, 138 breast cancer patients with chemotherapy-associated insomnia were randomly assigned to receive 15...

Electrical acupoint stimulation as good as antidepressants for depression – Journal of Chinese Medicine, June 2023

by Heaton Acupuncture | Nov 23, 2023 | Antidepressants, Depression, Electro-Acupuncture

Transcutaneous electrical cranial-auricular acupoint stimulation (TECAS) is a safe and effective treatment for depression and related symptoms, comparable to escitalopram (Lexapro), with high acceptability and a better safety profile, particularly in reducing...

Electro-acupuncture speeds up bone healing after knee surgery – Journal of Chinese Medicine, June 2022

by Heaton Acupuncture | Nov 1, 2022 | Electro-Acupuncture, Knee Osteoarthritis, Surgery

Electro-acupuncture (EA) can speed up the healing of bone and surrounding soft tissues after tibial osteotomy, while simultaneously reducing knee joint pain and improving function. Chinese clinicians randomised 50 patients with knee osteoarthritis who had undergone...

Quick electro-acupuncture treatments beneficial for weight loss – Journal of Chinese Medicine, June 2022

by Heaton Acupuncture | Nov 1, 2022 | Electro-Acupuncture, Weight Loss

Short-duration electro-acupuncture (EA) can reduce weight, BMI and other obesity parameters as well as improve metabolic biochemistry in obese women, report researchers from Thailand. A crossover study was conducted in 76 obese women who were randomised to undergo...

Electro-acupuncture changes brain connectivity to reduce fibromyalgia pain – Journal of Chinese Medicine, October 2021

by Heaton Acupuncture | Feb 24, 2022 | Electro-Acupuncture, Fybromyalgia

Electro-acupuncture (EA) can reduce pain severity in fibromyalgia (FM) by changing the way the brain’s amygdala connects with its representation of the body, report American scientists.  Seventy-six patients with FM were randomised to receive either EA, or mock...

Evidence of benefit for electro-acupuncture in chronic low back pain – The Journal of Chinese Medicine, February 2021

by Heaton Acupuncture | Mar 9, 2021 | Back Pain, Electro-Acupuncture

An American study comparing the effects of verum electro-acupuncture (VEA) versus sham electro-acupuncture (SEA) on chronic low back pain has found limited evidence of superiority for real treatment. A total of 121 adults were randomly assigned to twelve sessions of...
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Sandyford
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 1DJ

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